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Alaska Guard Cares for Northern Mariana Islands Residents
August 9, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Elizabeth Lafleur, 176th Medical Group, examines a patient July 14, 2023, as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission at Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. IRTs bring experienced Air National Guard and Army Reserve medical professionals to a real-world environment, allowing them to hone their skills while helping the community.
Florida Pilot’s Homecoming a Fitting end to Storied Career
August 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Schiller, chief of safety and F-15C Eagle pilot at the 125th Fighter Wing, with a photo of his biological mother and brother, both from Colombia, at the Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Fla., July 31, 2023. Schiller was adopted by a U.S. couple at a young age and eventually commissioned into the Air Force in 2003.
Wisconsin Guard Members Seek to Elevate Women in Aviation
August 8, 2023
2nd Lt. Charnelle Pinson, a forward support medevac section leader with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, discusses her military career as Maj. Sarah Latza, Capt. Meredith Porter and Capt. Anna Leadens look on during a panel discussion July 26, 2023, in Oshkosh, Wis., as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s WomenVenture.
Ohio Air Guard Fighter Wing Trains at Volk Field
August 8, 2023
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Boehme, assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing, directs an F-16 Fighting Falcon to Volk Field on Camp Douglas, Wis., during Exercise Northern Lightning, Aug. 7, 2023.
Alaska National Guard Helps Battle Wildland Fires
August 8, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Anthony Hartman, 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, prepares to deploy from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Interior Alaska Aug. 6, 2023, to fight wildfires.
Wyoming Air Guard Deployed to Help Fight Fires in West
August 7, 2023
A C-130 Hercules aircraft belonging to the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, and equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, departs Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 3, 2023. The Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS unit is supporting efforts to fight wildfires in southern Oregon.
Indiana National Guard Renders Funeral Honors for WWII Vet
August 7, 2023
Indiana National Guardsmen render military funeral honors for U.S. Army Air Corps Tech. Sgt. Lawrence E. Reitz, a radio operator with the 343rd Bombardment Squadron, at Highland Cemetery in Attica, Ind., Aug. 6, 2023. Reitz's remains were repatriated from a 'tomb of the unknowns' burial site near Ploiești, Romania, following coordination between Reitz's brother, Don Reitz, and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to identify and return Reitz's remains to the United States.
Iowa Air Guard Completes Mass Casualty Exercise
August 7, 2023
The Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing medical group conducted a simulated mass casualty exercise Aug. 5, 2023, in Sioux City, Iowa. Exercise role players were rescued by the unit’s firefighters and treated by medical personnel during the training.
Oregon Air National Guard Pilot to fly with Thunderbirds
August 4, 2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Lauren Schlichting, #4 Thunderbird for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team, presents Maj. Tyler Clark, 173rd Fighter Wing F-15C instructor pilot, with a signed photo after his flight evaluation July 6, 2023, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Clark was selected as one of the newest demonstration pilots for the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron in the 2024-2025 season.
Wyoming Army Guard Executes Mountain Rescue
August 4, 2023
The Wyoming Army National Guard worked with Big Horn County Search and Rescue members to medevac an injured 18-year-old man stranded at 12,200 feet on Cloud Peak July 26, 2023. The man was hoisted to a Wyoming Guard Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter.
Alaska Guardsman Competes in Arctic Triathlon
August 3, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Kenyon DePriest, 176th Air Defense Squadron surveillance technician, monitors Alaska airspace March 14, 2023, in the Regional Air Operations Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. DePriest competed in the run/bike/ski World Winter Triathlon Championships in Skeikampen, Norway, in March 2023.
Oregon Army National Guard Tankers Train with Live Fire
August 3, 2023
A 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment M1A2 SEPv2 Abrams Tank crew fires their 120 mm main gun as part of the battalion's table VI qualification at Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho, July 23, 2023.
Oklahoma Airmen Participate in Tradewinds 2023 Exercise
August 3, 2023
military members rush onto a ship
New York Air Guard Medical Personnel Train at California Clinic
August 2, 2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Alves, a medical specialist assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, works with a patient during an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Covelo, California, June 16, 2023. IRT missions offer no-cost medical care to U.S. communities while providing hands-on experience to service members.
Oregon National Guard Soldier Recognized for Heroic Actions
August 2, 2023
Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Colton A. Church, an infantryman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, pauses for a photograph following his presentation ceremony for the Army Soldier’s Medal at the Orchards Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho, July 21, 2023. Church was award the Soldier’s Medal for saving the life of a passenger stranded in a burning vehicle Sept. 23, 2020.
Wisconsin Guard Unit Returns Home From Africa Deployment
August 1, 2023
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and other senior Wisconsin National Guard officials welcomed home approximately 260 Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Dane County Regional Airport July 29, 2023. The 157th returned from a nine-month deployment to Djibouti, Africa, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
Missouri Air Guard C-130H Maintainers Learn J-model Systems
August 1, 2023
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tristan Grigsby, center, a C-130H Hercules maintainer assigned to the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, Missouri Air National Guard, is trained on C-130J systems by Airmen with the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, at Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky, May 3, 2023. During the two-week training, Grigsby and Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Breyfogle, aircraft maintenance superintendent with the AATTC, learned J-model fundamentals such as power on checklists, fueling operations, aircraft towing, operating radios, and general troubleshooting.
Alaska National Guard Helps Clear Oil Spill Response Site
August 1, 2023
Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Robert Neff, an engineering craftsman from the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts a tree as part of an Innovative Readiness Training project at Shepard Point near Cordova, Alaska, July 26, 2023. Twelve 176th Wing Guardsmen are clearing a 5.5-acre site for the Shepard Point Marine Tribal Transportation Oil Spill & Marine Casualty Response Facility.
Cyber Attacks, Typhoon Mawar Prompt Guam Cyber Conference
August 1, 2023
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christine Lizama, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jolina Cabe, both assigned to the Guam National Guard, attend a cybersecurity conference in Tumon, Guam, July 18, 2023. The conference was the first in a series of collaborations to develop, implement and sustain a unified cybersecurity plan for the U.S. territory in the Western Pacific.
Alaska Guard Strengthens Readiness with Training Exercises
August 1, 2023
U.S. Army National Guard Infantrymen from Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, perform tactical combat casualty care while conducting berm drills during training exercises in Lovell, Wyo., May 18, 2023.